13-02-2016, 14:17
(This post was last modified: 13-02-2016, 14:22 by surferjoe2007.)
I am suspicious of estrogen raising/lowering food lists because they tend to list everything under the sun that has a minuscule effect, if any effect at all.
I have looked into reducing estrogen before and the foods that definitely lower it are brassicas (broccoli family) foods and certain mushrooms. I am skeptical about almost everything else. Brassicas include broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, kohlrabi and collard greens. Brussel sprouts are twice as strong as the others, but cabbage is easiest to eat in large quantities. These all contain DIM which breaks down estrogen. The mushrooms are white button mushrooms, brown mushrooms, crimini and portabella mushrooms which are all the same species. They contain very strong aromatase inhibitors that are even better than DIM. That said the amounts you get from food from either of these is only enough to reduce estrogen a little. No food or herb I could find can reduce it a lot. These foods may be helpful for those with excess estrogen, besides being some of the healthiest foods in general.
As for raising estrogen the only foods that do it directly AFAIK are those that contain phytoestrogens. Which means flax, soy and hops, including beer. A little flax will do it, but it takes a very soy heavy diet to have much effect, and likewise quite a lot of beer. Indirectly foods that contain nutrients required for hormones in general are seeds such as whole grains, beans, peas, etc. I am fairly skeptical about other random foods like grape, papaya, etc. The only other common foods that I have ever read of having any real world effect on NBE in my life were canned fruits and I believe it was the harmful can liner that was providing the estrogen. And very large amounts of beer, as in a competition drinker and she only went up one size. I have read of grains/seeds and other nutrient rich foods such as parsley having a positive effect on NBE even though they have no direct estrogen effect; it's from the nutrients. Note that other veggies don't have the same nutrients as seeds, mainly only spinach, broccoli, parsley and cilantro. And green seeds of course.
Flax might also be listed as an estrogen lowering food since it has weak phytoestrogens which can also block excess estrogen. Likewise for soy.
I have looked into reducing estrogen before and the foods that definitely lower it are brassicas (broccoli family) foods and certain mushrooms. I am skeptical about almost everything else. Brassicas include broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, kohlrabi and collard greens. Brussel sprouts are twice as strong as the others, but cabbage is easiest to eat in large quantities. These all contain DIM which breaks down estrogen. The mushrooms are white button mushrooms, brown mushrooms, crimini and portabella mushrooms which are all the same species. They contain very strong aromatase inhibitors that are even better than DIM. That said the amounts you get from food from either of these is only enough to reduce estrogen a little. No food or herb I could find can reduce it a lot. These foods may be helpful for those with excess estrogen, besides being some of the healthiest foods in general.
As for raising estrogen the only foods that do it directly AFAIK are those that contain phytoestrogens. Which means flax, soy and hops, including beer. A little flax will do it, but it takes a very soy heavy diet to have much effect, and likewise quite a lot of beer. Indirectly foods that contain nutrients required for hormones in general are seeds such as whole grains, beans, peas, etc. I am fairly skeptical about other random foods like grape, papaya, etc. The only other common foods that I have ever read of having any real world effect on NBE in my life were canned fruits and I believe it was the harmful can liner that was providing the estrogen. And very large amounts of beer, as in a competition drinker and she only went up one size. I have read of grains/seeds and other nutrient rich foods such as parsley having a positive effect on NBE even though they have no direct estrogen effect; it's from the nutrients. Note that other veggies don't have the same nutrients as seeds, mainly only spinach, broccoli, parsley and cilantro. And green seeds of course.
Flax might also be listed as an estrogen lowering food since it has weak phytoestrogens which can also block excess estrogen. Likewise for soy.